Gossip Roundup: After Party
*Names & Faces: Barbara Bushskipped the WHCA dinner. [ WP ]
*Page Six: Harvey Weinstein, MTV execJohn Sykes, and Madisan Square Garden ownerJim Dolanare collaborating onClinton's 60th birthday party. . .Al Gore: "If I had half the communications skills ofKarenna, I'd be halfway through my second term right now." [ NYP ]
*Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Ludacrischilled withAntonin Scalia. [ NYDN ]
*Fox 411: Jason Binnthrew a Capitol File party opposite the Bloomberg bash;Clooney, Rove, Albrightmade appearances. [ Fox News ]
*Heard on the Hill: Rep.John Sweeney(R-N.Y.) defends his participation in a frat party. . .Julia Thorne, first wife ofJohn Kerry, dies of cancer. [ Roll Call ]
*Rush & Molloy: Patakiwill launch his presidential campaign this week. [ NYDN ]
*Inside Politics: Powellasked for more troops to be sent to Iraq. [ WT ]